In 2016, Pittsburgh's Chief Development Officer Kevin Acklin said the city would conduct studies to see if the land could be turned into residential development. But now, he says the city is looking at a number of different options.

"We're not saying that we're moving forward with housing," Acklin said. "Candidly, I've had conversations with the mayor about doing a wind farm there, I've had conversations with him about doing a number of things."

Acklin acknowledged that in the case of a wind farm, the city would protect the bald eagles that live there.

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